Avocado production in Barbados
Barbados: Avocado production was 508.47 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Avocado production in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 508.47 tonnes for avocado production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, avocado production in Barbados peaked at 510 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 155 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Barbados 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Avocado production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 155 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 160 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 175 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 180 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 181 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 200 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 220 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 299 tonnes | +35.9% |
| 1970 | 260 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 271 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 290 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 310 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 330 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 350 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 360 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 370 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 380 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 390 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 400 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 410 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 420 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 430 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 440 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 450 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 460 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 460 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 470 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 470 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 390 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 440 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 470 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 490 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 510 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 488.99 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 489.47 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 489.95 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 490.41 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 490.87 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 491.33 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 491.78 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 492.22 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 492.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 492.97 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 493.38 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 493.79 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 494.2 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 494.6 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 495 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 497.09 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 499.38 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 501.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 504.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 510 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 508.47 tonnes | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 508.47 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,314 tonnes, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Avocado production in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +35.9% | 220 tonnes | 299 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192.22 tonnes | 155 tonnes | 299 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 331.1 tonnes | 260 tonnes | 390 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 441 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 470 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 462 tonnes | 390 tonnes | 470 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 485.1 tonnes | 440 tonnes | 510 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 493.77 tonnes | 491.78 tonnes | 497.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 504.83 tonnes | 499.38 tonnes | 510 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is avocado production in Barbados?
- Avocado production in Barbados was 508.47 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest avocado production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 510 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest avocado production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 155 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Barbados rank for avocado production?
- Barbados ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is avocado production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Avocado production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes.